A Light at the End of the Tunnel

A Light at the End of the Tunnel

You probably noticed that things have been a bit quiet here at Lightroom Secrets. For the past few months I have been working on a book project ( Explore Lightroom 4: A Roadmap for Photographers) and am finally able to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The writing is finally completed and we Continue Reading »

Adding Style to Low Contrast Photos

Adding Style to Low Contrast Photos

Sometimes there’s no way around it: we have to get out there and photograph in less than ideal weather and lighting conditions. The picture at right exemplifies this type of situation. My wife and I were on a weekend retreat and the days we had allotted for photography ended up being cold and overcast. But, Continue Reading »

What I’d Like to See in Lightroom 4

With Lightroom 3 Beta already out, we’ve seen a number of great new features including better import/export, improved noise reduction, print and slideshow coolness and more. With a great feature base in place, there’s certainly always room for improvement, though. The following are a few features I would like to see in future versions of Continue Reading »

Hello from the Mile High City

Hi, I’m Brian. I hail from Denver, Colorado and as previously announced, I was able to talk my way into being a contributor to this fantastic blog. Not surprisingly, I love Lightroom. I’ve used it since the first public beta and haven’t put it down since. It’s the best workflow tool for professional and amateur Continue Reading »

Adobe Community Professional

I was again honored and humbled to learn that I have been named an Adobe Community Professional for 2010. Thank you, Adobe! Several of my digital cohorts have also been named as Adobe Community Professionals. Congratulations to Sean McCormack (Lightroom), Geoff Walker (Lightroom), A.J. Wood (InDesign), Chris Tarantino (Photoshop), and J Schuh (After Effects)! Well deserved my friends!!!

Spotlight: Jeffrey Friedl

Spotlight: Jeffrey Friedl

Lightroom has many many features but there are still things it cannot do out of the box. Luckily, Adobe anticipated this and provided an SDK (Software Developer Kit) to allow third party developers to create plugins that can enhance Lightroom’s feature set. If you’ve ever come across the need for a third party plugin then Continue Reading »

Filtering Creativity

Filtering Creativity

Digital photography has come a long way in the last few years. Few today would argue that digital cannot stand as film’s equal. In many cases the technology now surpasses film. Not only do we have a digital substitute for film, we also have digital substitutes for most physical filters. Between the built in tools Continue Reading »

You Do Have a Backup...Don't You?

You Do Have a Backup…Don’t You?

You know that sinking feeling you get when you go to open a file and it’s not there or the entire hard drive just won’t mount? Your mind races. You wonder where you put that backup. Wait! Did you back that up? It is usually an event like this that finally makes all those articles Continue Reading »